Parks and open spaces

Working on an allotment is a great way to socialise, exercise and enjoy the fresh air. You can develop your horticultural skills to grow vegetables, soft fruit and herbs.

Find details of local clubs, places to fish and fees.

Visit Calderdale's parks and open spaces. Go boating on the lake at Shibden. Discover the heritage at People's Park and enjoy the beauty of the flowers at Wellholme Park.

Shibden Estate is one of West Yorkshire's most important heritage sites. It is a jewel in the crown of Calderdale's cultural resources.

Calderdale has a superb landscape for outdoor recreation. The diversity of scenery is a main attraction of the area, with many well-marked and maintained paths to explore.

Here you can find out about the many sports pitches around Calderdale that can be hired for football and rugby.

Find out about and visit local nature reserves in Calderdale including Ogden Water, Cromwell Bottom, Jerusalem Farm, Long Wood and Scarr Wood.

Find details about about the reserve and where it is.

Jerusalem Farm is a Local Nature Reserve between Halifax and Hebden Bridge in the heart of picturesque Luddenden Valley.

Here you can find out about Long Wood and Scarr Wood Local Nature Reserves (LNRs). These are two areas of publicly owned woodland set within the urban fringe of Halifax.

Norland Moor offers a home to a variety of specialist plants and animals. It carries Local Wildlife Site and Local Nature Reserve designations.

Here you can find out about Ogden Water and its woodlands.